Endlings : fables for the anthropocene.
Amid the historical decimation of species around the globe, a new way into the language of loss An endling is the last known individual of a species; when that individual dies, the species becomes extinct. These "last individuals" are poignant characters in the stories that humans tell t...
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| 格式: | Licensed eBooks |
| 語言: | 英语 |
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[S.l.] :
UNIV OF MINNESOTA PRESS,
2022.
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| 在線閱讀: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5749/j.ctv2s5b4nz |
書本目錄:
- Cover
- Half Title Page
- Series List
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction: We Humans Are a Storytelling Species
- Chapter 1. Species and Starts: Benjamin the Thylacine and Qi Qi the Baiji
- Chapter 2. Extinctions and Endings: Celia the Ibex and Lonesome George the Tortoise
- Chapter 3. Charisma and Character: Incas the Carolina Parakeet, Turgi the Tree Snail, and Wood's Cycad
- Conclusion: How Do You Say "Endling" In isiZulu?
- Acknowledgments
- Further Reading
- Bibliography
- About the Author.